Buffalo area weather update:
Wednesday AM - heavy rain - temps in the mid 30's
Southern Tier area - some freezing rain - delays for schools are running about 2 hours til temps rise down there
Wednesday afternoon - Winds move in - sustained winds of 35-45 mph with gusts 60+ at times - temps rising to mid 40's - rain ends
Wednesday PM - lake effect snow settles in - approx area is from Dunkirk area up through metro Buffalo and airport up to lake Ontario area near Batavia & Rochester - white out conditions prevail
Overnight - lake snow continues
Thursday AM - lake snow starts to move into the Southern Tier - estimate is now that by 7 am no snow in Buffalo metro/airport area
Flight out = 8:30am fingers crossed